VOLVO V50 · 1.8 Advantage · Wagon · 2009

In 2009 Volvo started production of autos type V50, modification 1.8 Advantage and finished it in 2009. The weight of the car is 1.3 tn and a length of 4.5 m, It is shaped as wagon with 5 doors, and may be fit in 5 person with a driver.

«V50 1.8 Advantage» have a front-wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gearbox. This car can speed up for 11 s to 100 km/h, with a max speed of 200 km/h, due to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection system», which generate a peak power of 125 horsepower at 6000 rpm.

Fuel rate is 10.1 liters in the city mode of driving, on the highway 5.7 liters, and the medium fuel rate is 7.3 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank volume is 55 l of petrol, what allow you to drive approximately 754 kilometers unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 300 mm brakes and attached to the chassis by dint of suspension type «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rear wheels have disks, 278 mm brakes and attached to the underframe by dint of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Tires have the next size - 205/55R16.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Volvo V50 received the maximal number of stars - 5, which means that it is a highly safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety features (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags), it is also equipped with active safety such as Traction control, EBD, Brake assistant, ESP, ABS.